Muff-holder



M. H. STAFFORD.

MUFF'HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 18. 1919.

1,332,449. Patented Mar. 2, 1920.

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MAUD H. srerronn, or ivonronx, VIRGINIA.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 2, 1920.

Application filed. November 18, 1919. Serial No. 338,959.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MAUI) I-I. STAFFORD, residing at Norfolk, in the countylof Norfolk and State of Virginia, a citizen of the United States, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mud-Holders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in a mufl holder and more particularly to a device for holding or supporting a muff when not in use. The invention consists in the several features and in the construction, com-' bination and arrangement of features as more fully described and claimed.

The obJect of the invention is to provide a muff holder which will hold or support the mufl in such manner that it will be kept in shape and may be easily and quickly removed from the holder or support when desired.

A further object is to provide a mufl holder which is exceedingly simple, inexpensive and durable in construction and very convenient, and handy to use and attractive in appearance. a

Referring to the drawingsf Figure 1 is a front view.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view. I

Fig. 3 is a cross-section on line 33 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4c is a detail view of one end of the holder.

Fig. 5 is a top plan view partly in section of a modified form of holder.

Fig. 6 is a detail View of another modified form of holder.

In the drawings in which like reference characters denote like parts throughout the several views, 1 represents the mufl holder or support, 2 the continuous flexible tube thereof having a middle or central portion 3, end portions 4: and 5 and a snap button 6 or other suitable device for securing the flexible end portions i and 5 together at a central point 7 above the middle of the holder or support.

Ihe flexible tube may be made of cotton, silk, leather or any other suitable material which is flexible.

A rigid muff holding or supporting bar 8 is mounted in and inclosed by the middle portion 3 of the flexible tube 2 and which is just beyond the ends of the holding or supporting bar 8, for the purpose of closing the tube at those points and preventing the enclwise movement of the supporting bar 8. The supporting bar 8 is provided with smooth, rounded ends 11 for the purpose of preventing it from wearing or tearing the fabric of the flexible tube.

In Fig. 5 a modified form of holder is shown in which snap buttons 11 are used on the flexible tube at each end of the bar 8 to retain the same in place in the flexible tube instead of the stitches 9.

In Fig. 6 another modified form of holder is shown in which the bar 8 is held in place in the flexible tube by means of ribbons l2, tapes or the like, which are tied around and compress the flexible tube at a point just beyond the ends of the bar and hold the same in the tube.

In use it is only necessary to separate the end portions at and 5 by disengaging the snap button and insert the mufl' on the mid dle or central portion 3 of the holder or support and then bring the two end portions together again and secure them by means of the snap button and then hang the holder on a nail or hook in a closet or other convenient place until it is desired to use the muff again. It will be found that by the use of this holder or support that the mull will always be where it can be found within easy reach and prevented from falling on the floor and getting soiled or full of dust and dirt.

I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the specific details of construction and arrangement as herein described and illustrated, as it is manifest that variations and modifications may be made in the fea tures of construction and arrangement, in the adaption of the device to various conditions of use, without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention and improvements. I therefore reserve the right to all such variations and modifications as properly fall within the scope of my invention and the terms of the following claims.

What I claim is 1. A muff holder, comprising a continuous flexible tube having a middle portion and end portions, a rigid supporting bar mounted in the middle portion, means for closing the flexible tube at each end of the bar to prevent endWise movement of said bar and means for detachably secu-ringsaid-endportions of the flexible tube together.

2. A mufl holder, comprising a continous one piece flexible tube having a rigid mu'lf supporting bar mounted-on-and inclosed'by the middle portion of the flexible tube, means for closing the flexible tube-to prevent the en dwise movement of the said; bar and means for detachab l-y securingthe ends of the flexible tube togetherr 3. A mufl' holder, comprising a continuous flexible tube having ajrigid muff supporting bar mounted therein, stitching. extending across and closing the flexible tube adjacent to the ends of the said bar to prevent the endw-ise movement of the same and means for ,securing'the ends of the flexible tube together;

4; A muff holder, comprising a A flexible tube,;having "a ,mufl" supporting barmounted in the middle portionv thereof, means for closing the flexible tube adjacent the ends of sand bar to prevent the endwisemovementl signature, i ,n

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